Welcome to season two of Hope & Healing, a podcast about health issues and health options for tribal citizens and tribal leaders.

Over the next 13 episodes, we’re going to talk about some of the most pressing health equity issues in our community. We’ll interview health experts from across Indian Country and relatives who are affected most. We’ll dive into topics such as the opioid crisis in Native communities, maternal mortality among Native women, and environmental health in Indigenous communities.

We’ll also shine a light on what Native communities are doing to improve health outcomes for their citizens.

Health care is a complex topic, but we’ll be sure to keep things straightforward, accessible, and jargon free.

Interested in healthcare in Indian Country? You can find all kinds of useful information and Tribal resources at the National Indian Health Board website. Plus, you can keep up to date on Indian health news at the Native News Health Desk. Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at podcast@nativenewsonline.net.

This podcast is produced by the National Indian Health Board and Native News Online, with funding support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Audio production, sound editing, and post-production is handled by Hey Guys Media Group LLC.

In this episode, podcast hosts Levi Rickert and Kristen Bitsuie welcome guests Melissa Gower and Winn Davis for a freewheeling discussion on emerging issues and developments in the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Marketplace programs. Gower is the Senior Advisor and Policy Analyst and the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health. Davis is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Alaska Native Health Board.

Links:

National Indian Health Board - https://www.nihb.org/

Medicare - https://www.medicare.gov/

Medicaid - https://www.medicaid.gov/

Marketplace - https://www.healthcare.gov/

Native News Online Health Desk - https://nativenewsonline.net/health/

Alaska Native Health Board - https://www.anhb.org/

Interested in healthcare in Indian Country? You can find all kinds of useful information and Tribal resources at the National Indian Health Board website. Plus, you can keep up to date on Indian health news at the Native News Health Desk. Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at podcast@nativenewsonline.net.

This podcast is produced by the National Indian Health Board and Native News Online, with funding support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Audio production, sound editing, and post-production is handled by Hey Guys Media Group LLC.

In the first four episodes of the podcast, we spent time talking about Medicare, Medicaid, and Marketplace Health insurance. In this episode, podcast hosts Levi Rickert and Kristen Bitsuie welcome guest Jim Roberts on the topic of health equity. Jim serves as the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s interim Vice President of Intergovernmental Affairs. Health equity is about bridging the gap for people who don’t possess all social determinants such as wealth, power, and prestige. Your health is linked to what experts call “the social determinants of health” and if you don’t possess one or more of those social determinants, it’s harder to access health care, and you likely will end up with worse health outcomes.

Links:

National Indian Health Board - https://www.nihb.org/

Medicare - https://www.medicare.gov/

Medicaid - https://www.medicaid.gov/

Marketplace - https://www.healthcare.gov/

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - https://www.anthc.org/

Native News Online Health Desk - https://nativenewsonline.net/health/

Interested in healthcare in Indian Country? You can find all kinds of useful information and Tribal resources at the National Indian Health Board website. Plus, you can keep up to date on Indian health news at the Native News Health Desk. Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at podcast@nativenewsonline.net.

This podcast is produced by the National Indian Health Board and Native News Online, with funding support from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Audio production, sound editing, and post-production is handled by Hey Guys Media Group LLC.